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Philip José Farmer Books in Order

86 books are credited to Philip José Farmer, published between 1954 and 2021; 9 of them appeared after Philip José Farmer's death in 2009. The first book is Queen of the Deep (1954) and the newest is The Man Who Met Tarzan (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Philip José Farmer also publishes as Kilgore Trout.

Books
86
Published
1954–2021
Pages on record
15,905 in 57 of 86 books
Reading time
265–398 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 15,905 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 57 of 86 titles with a page count on record.

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Philip José Farmer was an American science fiction and fantasy writer who lived from January 26, 1918 to February 25, 2009. Farmer is best known for two novel sequences, World of Tiers (1965–93) and Riverworld (1971–83). The work is noted for early use of sexual and religious themes, for reworking the lore of pulp heroes, and for occasional pseudonymous books presented as if written by fictional characters. The catalogue lists 86 Farmer books, opening with Queen of the Deep (1954) and including The Green Odyssey (1957), Flesh (1960) and The Lovers (1961). Other series include Dayworld, Herald Childe and Opar.

How many Philip José Farmer books are there?

Philip José Farmer has 86 books, released between 1954 and 2021. 9 of them were published after Philip José Farmer's death in 2009. They include 6 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

Philip José Farmer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 86 Philip José Farmer books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of They Twinkled Like Jewels by Philip José Farmer, book 1 of the Philip José Farmer Short Story series (1954)
  2. Cover of Alley God by Philip José Farmer, book 2 of the Philip José Farmer Short Story series (1959)
  3. Cover of A Woman a Day / The Day of Timestop / Timestop! by Philip José Farmer (1960)
  4. Cover of Flesh by Philip José Farmer, book 3 of the Philip José Farmer Standalone Novels series (1960)
  5. Cover of Strange Relations by Philip José Farmer, book 3 of the Philip José Farmer Short Story series (1960)
  6. Cover of The Lovers by Philip José Farmer, book 4 of the Philip José Farmer Standalone Novels series (1961)
  7. Cover of Inside Outside by Philip José Farmer, book 7 of the Philip José Farmer Standalone Novels series (1964)
  8. Cover of Tongues of the Moon by Philip José Farmer, book 8 of the Philip José Farmer Standalone Novels series (1964)
  9. Cover of Dare by Philip José Farmer, book 9 of the Philip José Farmer Standalone Novels series (1965)
  10. Cover of Night Of Light by Philip José Farmer, book 10 of the Philip José Farmer Standalone Novels series (1966)
  11. Cover of The Gate of Time / Two Hawks from Earth by Philip José Farmer (1966)
  12. Cover of A Private Cosmos by Philip José Farmer, book 3 of the World Of Tiers series (1967)
  13. Cover of Image of the Beast by Philip José Farmer, book 1 of the Herald Childe series (1968)
  14. Cover of Blown by Philip José Farmer, book 2 of the Herald Childe series (1969)
  15. Cover of Lord Tyger by Philip José Farmer, book 13 of the Philip José Farmer Standalone Novels series (1970)
  16. Cover of To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer, book 1 of the Riverworld series (1971)
  17. Cover of The Fabulous Riverboat by Philip José Farmer, book 2 of the Riverworld series (1971)
  18. Cover of Tarzan Alive by Philip José Farmer, book 1 of the Tarzan series (1972)
  19. Cover of Time's Last Gift by Philip José Farmer, book 16 of the Philip José Farmer Standalone Novels series (1972)
  20. Cover of Doc Savage by Philip José Farmer, book 2 of the Tarzan series (1973)
  21. Cover of Traitor to the Living by Philip José Farmer, book 3 of the Herald Childe series (1973)
  22. Cover of The Other Log of Phileas Fogg by Philip José Farmer, book 17 of the Philip José Farmer Standalone Novels series
  23. Cover of The Wind Whales of Ishmael by Philip José Farmer, book 18 of the Philip José Farmer Standalone Novels series (1973)
  24. Cover of Hadon of Ancient Opar by Philip José Farmer, book 1 of the Opar series (1974)
  1. 1
    Queen of the DeepPhilip José Farmer Short Stories/Novellas #11954 · confirmed 2/4
    1954–
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  2. 2
    They Twinkled Like JewelsPhilip José Farmer Short Story #11954 · 24 pages · confirmed 2/4
    195424
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  3. 3
    The Green OdysseyPhilip José Farmer Standalone Novels #11957 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1957224
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  4. 4
    Alley GodPhilip José Farmer Short Story #21959 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1959176
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  5. 5
    A Woman a Day / The Day of Timestop / Timestop!Philip José Farmer Standalone Novels #21960 · confirmed 2/4
    1960–
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  6. 6
    FleshPhilip José Farmer Standalone Novels #31960 · 283 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1960283
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  7. 7
    Strange RelationsPhilip José Farmer Short Story #31960 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1960496
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  8. 8
    The LoversPhilip José Farmer Standalone Novels #41961 · confirmed 2/4
    1961–
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  9. 9
    Cache from Outer SpacePhilip José Farmer Standalone Novels #51962 · confirmed 2/4
    1962–
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  10. 10
    Fire and the NightPhilip José Farmer Standalone Novels #61962 · confirmed 2/4
    1962–
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  11. 11
    How Deep the GroovesPhilip José Farmer Short Stories/Novellas #21963 · confirmed 2/4
    1963–
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  12. 12
    Inside OutsidePhilip José Farmer Standalone Novels #71964 · 156 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1964156
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  13. 13
    Tongues of the MoonPhilip José Farmer Standalone Novels #81964 · confirmed 2/4
    1964–
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  14. 14
    The Maker of UniversesWorld Of Tiers #11965 · 155 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1965155
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  15. 15
    DarePhilip José Farmer Standalone Novels #91965 · 210 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1965210
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  16. 16
    The Gates of CreationWorld Of Tiers #21966 · confirmed 2/4
    1966–
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  17. 17
    Night Of LightPhilip José Farmer Standalone Novels #101966 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1966160
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  18. 18
    The Gate of Time / Two Hawks from EarthPhilip José Farmer Standalone Novels #111966 · 300 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1966300
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  19. 19
    A Private CosmosWorld Of Tiers #31967 · 162 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1967162
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  20. 20
    Image of the BeastHerald Childe #11968 · 300 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1968300
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  21. 21
    The Day of TimestopPhilip José Farmer Standalone Novels #121968 · confirmed 2/4
    1968–
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  22. 22
    BlownHerald Childe #21969 · 141 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1969141
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  23. 23
    Behind the Walls of TerraWorld Of Tiers #41970 · confirmed 2/4
    1970–
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  24. 24
    Lord TygerPhilip José Farmer Standalone Novels #131970 · confirmed 2/4
    1970–
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  25. 25
    The Stone God AwakensPhilip José Farmer Standalone Novels #141970 · confirmed 2/4
    1970–
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  26. 26
    Love SongPhilip José Farmer Standalone Novels #151970 · confirmed 2/4
    1970–
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  27. 27
    To Your Scattered Bodies GoRiverworld #11971 · 220 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1971220
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  28. 28
    The Fabulous RiverboatRiverworld #21971 · 234 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1971234
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  29. 29
    Down in the Black GangPhilip José Farmer Short Story #41971 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1971224
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  30. 30
    Tarzan AliveTarzan #11972 · 316 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1972316
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Philip José Farmer series in order

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Philip José Farmer books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Philip José Farmer Standalone Novels

30 books

30 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

World Of Tiers in order

7 books
  1. 1. The Maker of Universes
  2. 2. The Gates of Creation
  3. 3. A Private Cosmos
  4. 4. Behind the Walls of Terra
  5. 5. The Lavalite World
  6. 6. Red Orc's Rage
  7. 7. More Than Fire

Philip José Farmer Short Stories/Novellas

4 books

4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Herald Childe in order

3 books
  1. 1. Image of the Beast
  2. 2. Blown
  3. 3. Traitor to the Living

Tarzan in order

3 books
  1. 1. Tarzan Alive
  2. 2. Doc Savage
  3. 3. Tarzan and the Dark Heart of Time

Dayworld in order

3 books
  1. 1. Dayworld
  2. 2. Dayworld Rebel
  3. 3. Dayworld Breakup

Doc Caliban and Lord Grandrith in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Feast Unknown
  2. 2. Lord of the Trees
  3. 3. The Mad Goblin

Opar in order

2 books
  1. 1. Hadon of Ancient Opar
  2. 2. Flight to Opar

Further Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Adventure of the Peerless Peer

Wild Adventures Of Doc Savage in order

1 book
  1. 1. Escape from Loki

Philip Jose Farmer's The Dungeon in order

1 book
  1. 7. The Dungeon

Standalone books

1 book

1 Philip José Farmer title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Philip José Farmer books in order?

You only need to read Philip José Farmer books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Philip José Farmer

Start with the first book of the Philip José Farmer series you want to read: Riverworld starts with To Your Scattered Bodies Go (1971) and Philip José Farmer Short Story starts with They Twinkled Like Jewels (1954). The earliest catalogued title overall is Queen of the Deep (1954).

What is the newest Philip José Farmer book?

The Man Who Met Tarzan (2021) is the newest Philip José Farmer book released so far.

Is there a new Philip José Farmer book coming?

No next Philip José Farmer book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Philip José Farmer has won

Wikidata records 4 awards and 20 nominations for Philip José Farmer. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Philip José Farmer at a glance

Died
Philip José Farmer died in 2009, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Philip José Farmer are still being published after Philip José Farmer's death in 2009; the newest appeared in 2021.
Release pace
Philip José Farmer books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
15,905 pages across the 57 of 86 books with a recorded length, a median of 248 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Philip José Farmer books, 23 of 86, were published in the 1970s.

What the Philip José Farmer books are about

67 of the 86 Philip José Farmer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 41 of 67. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.